“Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized” (Einstein). The book, Anthem, was published by Ayn Rand in 1938. She was born in Communist Russia in 1905. She wrote this book because of what she saw in Russia. The people in charge were treated better than anyone else. Equality 7-2521 thinks that that people should be seen as who they are and not as a group. He thinks that people that work in better jobs are not better than people that work in lesser jobs. He believes that everyone should have the opportunity to discover what they want. The first thing that Equality 7-2521 believes is that everyone should be accepted as themselves, not as a group. There is an example of this in the book. When they are trying to be different they have to read this, “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever" (19). This is saying that the society wants to keep everyone the same and that you cannot single anyone out. …show more content…
In the book he finds the underground tunnel and is trying to discover new things. He says, “The evil of our crime is not for the human mind to probe. The nature of our punishment, if it be discovered, is not free for the human heart to ponder” (36, 37). This is saying that they would get punished if they try to an experiment with anything. It is good that we can discover anything if we want to. Another example of this when he first makes a light bulb. He says. ”We put a piece of copper and a piece of zinc into a jar of brine, we touched a wire to them, and there, under our fingers, was a miracle which had never occurred before, a new miracle and a new power. This discovery haunted us” (52, 53). This is saying that he was excited that he discovered something new but also scared because if he got caught he would be in huge trouble. We should not be afraid to try something new and